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Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over ‘foreign interference’

Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over ‘foreign interference’

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Meta said it’s banning Russia state media organization from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow’s propaganda. The announcement…

Trump blames Biden and Harris’ rhetoric toward him despite his own history of going after rivals

Trump blames Biden and Harris’ rhetoric toward him despite his own history of going after rivals

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump claimed without evidence Monday that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ comments that he is a threat to democracy had inspired the latest apparent attempt…

Vance and Georgia Gov. Kemp project Republican unity at evangelical event after Trump tensions

Vance and Georgia Gov. Kemp project Republican unity at evangelical event after Trump tensions

By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A leading conservative Christian group put on a show of Republican unity Monday, cementing the new détente between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and GOP nominee Donald Trump while vice…

Pipeline explosion near Houston erupts in a towering flame, forcing evacuations

Pipeline explosion near Houston erupts in a towering flame, forcing evacuations

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A massive pipeline explosion that sent a towering flame over neighborhoods near Houston for hours on Monday began after a vehicle drove through a…

Ohio town cancels cultural festival after furor over Haitians

Ohio town cancels cultural festival after furor over Haitians

By PATRICK AFTOORA ORSAGOS and MICHAEL RUBINKAM SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio city at the center of a political furor over Haitian migrants canceled its annual celebration of cultural diversity on Monday in response…

Suspect in apparent assassination attempt on Trump was near golf course for 12 hours, records show

Suspect in apparent assassination attempt on Trump was near golf course for 12 hours, records show

By STEPHANY MATAT, ERIC TUCKER, TERRY SPENCER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a golf course…